# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-320 series

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ANC99LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA098.md): Cessna 172 · Sheldon Point, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1999 · N79169 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.
- [NTSB LAX99LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA259.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hayward, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1999 · N5539W · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat to prevent the formation of carburetor ice while operating in IFR conditions which resulted in the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA99LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA130.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Jordan Valley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1999 · N3992P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent stall/mush of the aircraft while attempting a forced landing due to partial power loss of the engine. Factors include carburetor icing conditions and the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB LAX99LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA257.md): Ewertz Starduster II · Winslow, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1999 · N102E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to attain and maintain a sufficient flying airspeed for the existing density altitude conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush.
- [NTSB DEN99LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA126.md): Piper PA28-160B · Pueblo, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1999 · N5595W · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA113.md): Beech BE23 · Vidalia, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1999 · N2381Z · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unsuitable pasture. A factor contributing to the accident consisted of previous damage to the leading edges of the wings.
- [NTSB FTW99LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA200.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Alvaredo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 21, 1999 · N5230W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during his short-field approach.
- [NTSB DEN99LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA124.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Lamar, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1999 · N400MA · Substantial damage
  > The left brake locked during takeoff roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI99LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA245.md): Cessna 172N · Greenville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1999 · N3558E · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate use of the rudder which resulted in a loss of directional control during an aborted landing. A factor associated with the accident was the student's lack of total experience and the segmented circle which the airplane contacted.
- [NTSB ANC99LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA094.md): Piper PA-18 · Teller, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1999 · N3675P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure.
- [NTSB ATL99LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA110.md): Cessna 172N · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1999 · N734YU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB DEN99LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA121.md): Cessna 172N · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1999 · N5396D · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure maintain aircraft control. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB CHI99LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA237.md): Cessna 172L · Montezuma, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1999 · N19752 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot inadvertently landed on the wrong runway and exceeded the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty tailwind, the fence, and the ditch.
- [NTSB DEN99FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA120.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Roy, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1999 · N7729D · Destroyed
  > The pilot inadvertently allowing the aircraft to enter a stall during initial climb following takeoff. Factors were high density altitude and gross weight which exceeded the maximum.
- [NTSB CHI99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA224.md): Cessna 172N · Faribault, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1999 · N4886G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run.
- [NTSB LAX99LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA250.md): Cessna 172M · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1999 · N73113 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare and inadequate recovery procedures from the subsequent bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA180.md): Cessna 172 · Mattituck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1999 · N7164Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the solo flight.
- [NTSB SEA99LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA109.md): Piper PA-22 · Cottage Grove, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N4707C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate management of fuel which led to fuel starvation.. A related factor was the unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB SEA99LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA108.md): Williamson/Williamson RV-4 · Coos Bay, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N6NW · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate aircraft preflight inspection (engine air inlet cover not removed) by the pilot, resulting in obstruction of the carburetor air inlet in flight and consequent inflight engine stoppage. Factors contributing to the accident included a vehicle…
- [NTSB SEA99FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA105.md): Gadbury RV-6A · Arlington, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N5987D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's excessive climb rate, which lead to his failure to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed (Vs). Factors include the pilot's lack of total experience in the aircraft make and model.
- [NTSB CHI99LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA218.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Rogers City, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1999 · N9964D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA99LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA110.md): Parks RV-6 · Hunters, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1999 · N80274 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB FTW99LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA181.md): Pitts Special S-1C · Temple, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1999 · N69CS · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, as a result of fuel moving away from the fuel supply outlets during maneuvering with a low fuel level, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during the ensuing forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA99LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA101.md): Cessna 172P · Auburn, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1999 · N531PC · Substantial damage
  > Total mechanical failure of the hydraulic tappet. A factor was an overdue major overhaul per manufacturer's recommendations.
- [NTSB NYC99LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA164.md): Piper PA-18-150 · New Castle, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1999 · N4494Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot tookoff with the fuel tank selector in an improper position (OFF), resulting in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CHI99LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA198.md): Mahler BD-4 · Baldwin City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1999 · N184BD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control with the runway centerline during takeoff. A factor was the high vegetation off the left side of the runway.
- [NTSB ANC99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA081.md): Champion 7GCBC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1999 · N5149X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, and subsequent inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC99FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA157.md): Robinson R-22 · Hurricane, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1999 · N9070F · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm and the transmission wires.
- [NTSB NYC99WA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99WA206.md): Robinson R22 · Grossenhain, Germany · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 22, 1999 · N220WP · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA221.md): Cessna 172M · San Diego, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1999 · N61560 · Destroyed
  > The mechanic's improper installation of nonapproved automotive electrical system parts, and his failure to ensure that all electrical connections were secure during the reinstallation, which resulted in the failure of the electrical system. The pilot's…
- [NTSB CHI99LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA191.md): Beech B19 · Taylor, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1999 · N282L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the airplane pilot's and the helicopter pilot's failure to maintain visual clearance from each other while in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB SEA99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA090.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Zillah, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1999 · N9887W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing adjacent to the runway. Factors include sun glare encountered at the time of the landing attempt.
- [NTSB ANC99LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA078.md): Piper PA-14 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1999 · N4292H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident was high vegetation.
- [NTSB DEN99LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA106.md): Cessna 172N · Platteville, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1999 · N5266J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudging the flare altitude, resulting in a hard landing, and his subsequent loss of aircraft control. A factor was overload forces collapsing the nose landing gear assembly.
- [NTSB SEA99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA084.md): Cessna 172P · Easton, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1999 · N62800 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors include the student allowing the aircraft to climb too steeply at too low an airspeed, and the soft/rough terrain on which the aborted takeoff took place.
- [NTSB NYC99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA137.md): Cessna 172 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1999 · N62953 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC99LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA075.md): Piper PA-18 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1999 · N2668P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent stall during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident are wind gusts and turbulence.
- [NTSB LAX99LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA213.md): Cessna 172 · Weaverville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1999 · N5577E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow prescribed procedures and directives for the particular airport.
- [NTSB CHI99LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA179.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Traer, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1999 · N4525R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's not maintaining proper runway alignment during the aborted takeoff, and the airport personnel not maintaining the runway. Factors were rough terrain and a dirt bank.
- [NTSB CHI99LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA178.md): Robinson R-22 · Salem, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1999 · N9071T · Substantial damage
  > the engine quit due to water contamination of the fuel and the pilot's inadequate preflight.
- [NTSB CHI99FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA174.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Drummond Island, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 1999 · N246MA · Destroyed
  > the altitude/clearance not obtained/maintained and the inadequate planning/decision by the pilot-in-command. The exceeded aircraft performance was an additional cause. The unfavorable wind and trees were contributing factors.
- [NTSB LAX99LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA209.md): Blanco SEA Hawker · Yucca Valley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1999 · N2485 · Destroyed
  > A loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in an in flight collision with terrain. A factor was turbulent weather conditions in mountainous/hilly terrain.
- [NTSB ANC99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA158.md): Piper PA-18 · Ekwok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1999 · N1195A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC99LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA069.md): Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1999 · N78456 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and maintain a proper rate of descent during the approach for landing, which resulted in a hard landing, and the subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear strut.
- [NTSB NYC99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA131.md): Cessna 172 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1999 · N1223F · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors failure to maintain climb airspeed during the go-around, which degraded climb performance, resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were, delay in executing a go-around, retracting the flaps to 10…
- [NTSB LAX99LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA204.md): Cessna 172P · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1999 · N66018 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the tower (local) air traffic controller to issue a landing sequence to the climbing, high wing Cessna 172 aircraft, and, the controller's failure to maintain visual separation between the two aircraft on downwind leg.
- [NTSB ANC99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA067.md): Piper PA-18 · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1999 · N8570C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. A factor associated with the accident is a crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA133.md): Piper PA28-140 · Alliance, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1999 · N9654W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors in this accident were the crosswind conditions and wind gusts.
- [NTSB NYC99FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA125.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Hillsborough, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 1999 · N98122 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane's make and model.
- [NTSB FTW99FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA153.md): Mooney M20B · Mesquite, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 1999 · N74706 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure by both pilots to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the inadequate radio communications maintained by both pilots while in the traffic pattern.

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41508'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41508&page=86

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